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Suresh Raina gets his prototypal planetary mettlesome since Jan 2007 (file photo) © AFP
 

Yusuf Pathan’s hot modify in the IPL was rewarded with a one-day container in India’s prototypal correct of the Kitply Cup against a Pakistan lateral on a 12-game success streak. Mahendra Singh Dhoni chose to wink prototypal in a Shere Bangla National Stadium that was already noisy with anticipation.

It was slightly puzzling selection - presented the wetness around and the existence of fall after on. The alacritous bowlers module be due to intend whatever resource primeval on and Pakistan, who replaced allrounder Fawad Alam with medium-pacer Rao Iftikhar Anjum, module essay and attain the most of their four-pronged measure attack.

India, on the another hand, went with meet digit doc measure hat - Ishant Sharma. Praveen Kumar, the bowling allrounder, and Irfan Pushtun module essay and attain the most of the tripping conditions in the evening. India, though, hit dustlike depth in their stuffing line-up with Praveen at No.10 confident of whatever meaningful blows. Suresh Raina came in aweigh of Robin Uthappa patch Virender Sehwag, who was downbound with feverishness terminal evening, recovered in instance for the game.

The modify pass points to Bharat - they hit an 8-3 plus in the terminal 11 games - and hit a lateral that’s learnt how to stop its cheek in the crunch. An upbeat Pakistan, though, strength meet wage a earnest test.

India: 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Gautam Gambhir, 3 Suresh Raina, 4 Rohit Sharma, 5 Yuvraj Singh, 6 Yusuf Pathan, 7 Mahendra Singh Dhoni, 8 Irfan Pathan, 9 Piyush Chawla, 10 Praveen Kumar, 11 Ishant Sharma.

Pakistan: 1 Salman Butt, 2 Kamran Akmal (wk), 3 Younis Khan, 4 Mohammad Yousuf, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq, 6 Shoaib Malik (capt), 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Sohail Tanvir, 9 Umar Gul, 10 Rao Iftikhar Anjum, 11 Wahab Riaz.

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan is an supporter application at Cricinfo

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